Rats with Giant Laser Guns

Now my Ratkin have laser weaponry.   I'm probably going to use it as shredder.  It fires multiple shots so it should do some damage every turn.  Anyway I'm working through my Skaven at quite a rate, I  should be at 2000 points at no time.

Queek Headtaker

Finally a leader worthy of my Ratkin.  This is the Queek Headtaker mini from old Warhemmer Fantasy.  I'm using him in Kings of War as a War Cheif for my Ratkin army.  For those that don't know I'm slowly converting my old Skaven army over to Kings of War, in the form of Ratkin.

Queek is my favourite Skaven mini.  Back from a era when the fantasy line was still dark and gritty, you know before  the new cartoon fantasy stuff they've been pumping out.  This mini actually predates Finecast, yes he is metal.  That does mean he's a bit front heavy and faceplants quite a bit.  Queek never really performed for me in Warhammer Fantasy, he always wiffed his attacks and ran away... every sodding time.  Hopefully he'l perform better in Kings of War.

Ratkin Shocktroops for Kings of War

I've rebased my Skaven Stormvermin for use in King's of War as Ratkin Shocktroops.  Stormvermin in Warhammer Fantasy were a bit shit.  Mine spent most of their time running away, some elite troops those.  In Kings of War shocktroops are rock sold.  They have the elite, vicious and crushing strength (1) rules, which means they add 1 to their damage rules and reroll rolls of 1 to hit and wound.  They actually feel like elite troops.  I need more.

On to the pictures.

Operation Endtimes no 23 Melkior the Ancient

I know Melkior was well dead before the Endtimes even happened, but that doesn't stop me using him as vampire lord on an abyssal terror.  It also struck me as a bit daft the Vlad was the only soul from beyond the grave to accept Nagash's offer to become a Mortarch.  Melkior was fanatical to Nagash's teachings, it seems to me that he would have jumped at the chance.

Enough waffle, here he is

Operation Endtimes no 22 Necromancer

I've just finished a necromancer for my undead, he's also my necromantic cleric from my gaming groups upcoming dungeons and dragons campaign.  This necromancer is from Heresy Miniatures.  He comes with 3 head options. The one I used. One with long manky hair.  And an evil devil sorcerer one with horns and a goatee. He also comes with an optional hat.

Shadowblade

I just finished a Shadowblade commission for a friend.  He plans to use him as half elf rogue in dungeons and dragons, and he gave ed and black as instructions.  So I have delivered.  If I was painting him up as a dark elf assassin from warhammer fantasy he'd have paler skin and have significantly less red.

Operation End Times no 21 Mannfred Von Carstein, Mortarch of Night

I finally got around to painting Mannfred.  He's been sitting next to my desk for three months waiting to get painted.  And now he's painted he can grace the battlefield.

So who wants to see some pictures?

Well that's the last of the Mortarchs.  Just need to keep plodding through the units.

Just a quick point on Age of Sigmar.  I wont be playing it.  The miniatures look hideous.  I'm going to continue playing 8th edition Warhammer Fantasy.  And Games Workshop can shove their round bases up their collective arses.

Operation end times no 20 Cry of the Banshee

First of all I'm totally listening to Cry of the Banshee by Brocca's Helm as I type this.  Secondly I've painted a banshee.  That is all.

Mannfred Von Carstein, Mortarch of Night

I recently received a third Mortarch for my birthday, and since I already had the other two this one had to be Mannfred.

 After building two other Mortarchs I managed to put Mannfred together quite quickly.  I even managed to get his dread abyssal to stand more upright.

 The ghosts are snaking their way through the tombstones.

I think Mannfred looks cool but I don't like his sword.  It just looks like a really lazy sculpt.  I think the older versions of him had a better looking blade.

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It might take me a few weeks to get this bugger painted as I've got a chaos space marine army to finish for an upcoming league at my club.  Aside from that I have more martians on my desk in the paintingg que too.